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= The Federation requires a status report. =

Choose a Team reporter to place your team responses here.

=Mini-Mission 1: Advocating and Implementing Project Based Learning= 
 * Reflect on what you have learned about the structure, components, and rationale for project based learning and complete this mission:**
 * 1) **Provide a rational for why PBL will be more successful methodology than conventional means of lecture and large class discussion. **
 * To provide students practice for their future
 * To hit all the learning styles (auditory, visual, kinesthetic)
 * Improves the "buy in" for students
 * Changes focus from teacher to student
 * Collaboration makes it relevant for the future
 * Real world problem solving skills
 * Involves ALL students
 * Differentiates itself which leads to differentiated instruction
 * Relevant to student interest
 * makes content more meaningful
 * develops higher-order cognitive skills, life skills, technological skills and self-management skills
 * aids in retention of information


 * 1) Provide possible PBL projects for each of the subjects taught: math, social studies, science and Antiquan language arts.
 * 2) Provide either a short jingle to help the Antiquans remember project based learning or an illustration that would help the Antiquans remember project based learning.

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=Mini-Mission 2: Wisdom of the Crowd: Next Steps= After analyzing and synthesizing the ideas on your chart, work together as a team to wordsmith 5-10 measurable next steps around implementation of your category
 * Shareouts (common wiki or Google doc) to share best practices as a starting point for face to face professional conversations
 * Teachers training other teachers (train the trainer)
 * Admin could change our schedules to add a common planning period for teachers
 * People need to recognize their limitations and ask for help when needed
 * Give Act 48 credit for training outside of the regular school day
 * Give comp or flex time for teachers that are willing to stay for trainings.

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=Mini-Mission 3: Know Your Support Systems - Full Speed Ahead= The results of the survey are here. We suggest that you save a copy of this spreadsheet so that you can sort it as you wish to be able to analyze the responses. (Team, Room, IU, etc)

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=Mini-Mission 4: Model Lessons and Galactic "Monsters"=


 * Reflection on Model Lessons:** Use the Discussion tab to respond.

Discuss these prompts with your teammates
 * Battling the Galactic "Monster" Discussions**
 * What strategies you have used to overcome the "monsters"?
 * Who are some of the key people in the district who MUST be on your side in order to be successful?
 * As you share your strategies, consider using some for your Individual Mission

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=Mini-Mission 5: Presentation to the Federation= After you have reflected (and revised?) your project, post it below. Either upload the file, embed the project, or post a link to your project.

//**Note**//: The Individual Instructional Coach Mission (IICM) should be uploaded to your specific IU page here. Please save your mission (document, podcast, movie, prezi, etc. ) with your name.

Post Final Team Mission Projects Here:
Question 1

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Question 5

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